Category: Education

Vance-Granville Community College’s Arts and Sciences division is offering an enlightening public lecture series this semester on the theme of “money,” including issues of economic inequality. Faculty members from various departments within the division are making presentations, applying their particular fields of expertise to the subject. The first lecture was held March 24 and was entitled “Show Me the Money! Income & Wealth Inequality Throughout the Centuries.” Sociology instructor and VGCC alumnus Leslie Hurt started the program by defining terms …

VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Called Meeting Tuesday, March 31, 2015 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Board Room, 1724 Graham Avenue Henderson, N. C.  27536   AGENDA     Call to Order     *        II.       Approval of Meeting Agenda               III.      North Carolina School Boards Association Representatives *        IV.     Executive Session *       V.      Adjournment *       Requires Board Action

The Vance-Granville Community College Small Business Center has scheduled a pair of free seminars for Tuesday, April 28, at the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. Both are presented by Emily Ballance, a professional speaker and entrepreneur who has owned, operated and marketed two small businesses for over 25 years.  The first seminar, “Understanding and Working with Different Ages and Generations,” will be held from 1 until 4 p.m. in room 7107 (Building 7), while “Market Your Business by Networking …

The Building & Grounds Committee and the Curriculum Committee will not meet on Thursday, March 26th 2015

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS     WEEKLY SCHOOL NEWS     Volume 3, Issue 30 A Publication for Middle and High Schools March 23-27, 2015       The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS     ?   There will be an information session for parents of current eighth graders on the   application process to apply as ninth graders …

An information session for parents of current eighth graders in Vance County Schools about the application process to enroll as a ninth grader for the 2015-2016 school year in the Vance County Early College High School will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 30, in the Board Room of the school system’s Administrative Services Center at 1724 Graham Avenue in Henderson. Principal Michael Bullard of the Early College High School, and his staff members will share information about …

Vance-Granville Community College recently nominated John T. Kelly III of Durham, a student in the college’s Radiography program, for the North Carolina Community College System’s Dallas Herring Achievement Award. The award was established by the system in 2010 to honor the late Dr. Dallas Herring, the longtime State Board of Education chairman and one of the state’s earliest advocates of community colleges. Each year, the award recognizes a current or former community college student who best embodies Herring’s philosophy of …

Vance-Granville Community College awarded 319 scholarships to students at an annual awards ceremony, held Feb. 25 in the college’s Civic Center.   In her welcoming remarks, Dr. Stelfanie Williams, the president of VGCC, congratulated the scholarship recipients and thanked the donors who support the college’s Endowment Fund, many of whom were on hand to present their scholarships in person.   “The mission of our college is to educate, inspire and support a diverse community of learners, and these scholarships are …

VANCE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION  Called Meeting Wednesday, March 25, 2015 5:30 p.m. Administrative Services Center Superintendent’s Conference Room, 1724 Graham Avenue, Henderson, N. C.  27536 AGENDA   Call to Order *        II.       Approval of Meeting Agenda *        III.      Revised 2014-2015 Early College Academic Calendar Budget Work Session Local Current Expense Fund Teacher Supplements Capital Outlay Fund Technology Summary *        V.      Executive Session *       VI.     Adjournment *       Requires Board Action

Vance-Granville Community College is hosting a Construction & Logistics Job Expo on Wednesday, April 8, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Civic Center on the college’s Main Campus in Vance County. The event is intended for area residents who are looking for jobs working with heavy equipment (bulldozers and excavators, for example); as well was those requiring a Commercial Driver License (CDL); those in the construction trades, including carpentry, welding, and masonry; or those in transportation, warehousing and …

Vance-Granville Community College’s Board of Trustees adopted a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to support the state’s community colleges with increased funding at the board’s bi-monthly meeting on Monday, March 16. The meeting was held at the VGCC Warren County Campus in Warrenton. The resolution, approved unanimously, urges the Legislature to close the “Salary Gap” for community college instructors and staff by allowing colleges to retain $59 million now returned to the state as a part of management …

The purposes of the High Achieving Tuition Scholarship Program include the following:(1)        Encourage higher?performing students at community colleges.(2)        Utilize the State’s educational resources to the fullest.(3)        Create more educational and career options for students.(4)        Realize significant cost?savings to the State.(5)        Develop a more competitive workforce. Scholarship Eligibility. – A student shall be eligible to receive a High Achieving Tuition Scholarship if the student meets all of the following requirements: (1)        In the academic semester prior to enrolling in a community …

  VANCE COUNTY SCHOOLS       ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWS   Volume 2 Issue 29                             March 16-20, 2015         The MISSION of Vance County Schools is to be committed to educating all students to prepare them for lifelong learning and productive citizenship.   IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS       The deadline for fifth-grade students to complete applications for enrollment as sixth graders in the STEM Early High School for the 2015-2016 school year has been extended to Friday. …

Vance County Board of Education Committee Meeting Dates:             * Policy Committee, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 5:30 pm                   * Building & Grounds, Thursday, March 26, 2015, 8:30 am             * Curriculum, Thursday, March 26, 2015, 9:15 am                            * Personnel Committee, Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 8:30 am Note:  All meetings are held in the Superintendent’s Conference Room.                                                                                 

Dr. Priscilla Chavis-Lockley, a counselor at Eaton-Johnson Middle School, is working with students in the school who want to read additional books beyond what is required for their regular studies. “Students came to me earlier in the school year and said they really enjoy reading and want to read as many books as possible,” Chavis-Lockley said. “So, I began helping them to have the time to go to our school media center, check out books they want to read and …

Lanisha Daye of L.B. Yancey Elementary School, has been selected as the North Carolina Association of Educators’ 2015 Assistant Principal of the Year. Daye was notified of the state award on March 2. She has been the assistant principal of L.B. Yancey for the past three school years. In November, Daye was named the Vance County Schools’ Assistant Principal of the Year for 2014-2015. Dr. Michael Putney, principal of Dabney Elementary School and president of the NCAE Division of Principals …

Sixth-grade students in the STEM Early High School again entered the N.C. Sumdog online competition in math and again came away with first-place honors. Lynn Conlee, their math teacher, assisted the students during the competition. They competed online in mid-February with students from across the state. STEM students finished first as a group from among 30 schools, 292 students, 35,992 questions answered and 29,136 correct answers to math problems. STEM students entered Sumdog math contests each day during the week …